2017 Can-Am League season

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2017 Can-Am League Season
League Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
DurationMay 18  – September 4, 2017
Number of games317
Number of teams8
Regular season
Season champions Quebec Capitales
Finals champions Quebec Capitales
  Runners-up Rockland Boulders
Can-Am seasons
  2016
2018  

The 2017 Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball season began on May 18, 2017, and ended on September 4, 2017. Following the regular season, the playoffs were held. It was the league's 13th season of operations. The Quebec Capitales defeated the Rockland Boulders in the championship round to capture their seventh championship. To date, the Capitales have the most championships out of any team in the Can-Am League. [1]

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Season summary

This season saw the tours of the Cuban and Dominican Republic National traveling teams. The Cuban team played 21 games, finishing 5-16, while the Dominican Republic team played 17 games, finishing 2-15.

All Star Game

The 2017 Can-Am League All Star Game took place on July 25, 2017, at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park, home of the Ottawa Champions. There, the Can-Am League All Stars played against the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball All-Stars. The final score was the Can-Am League All Stars 3, the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball All-Stars 2. [2] [3]

Standings

TeamWLPct.GB
Québec Capitales 6535.650
Rockland Boulders 6435.646.5
New Jersey Jackals 5545.55010
Sussex County Miners 4554.45519.5
Ottawa Champions 4256.42922
Trois-Rivières Aigles 3961.39026
Cuba national baseball team *516.23820.5
Dominican Republic national baseball team *215.11821.5

* Teams not eligible for playoffs

Playoffs

[4]

Bracket

SemifinalsFinals
      
1 Quebec Capitales 3
4 Sussex County Miners 0
1 Quebec Capitales 3
2 Rockland Boulders 0
2 Rockland Boulders 3
3 New Jersey Jackals 1

Semifinals

Quebec vs. Sussex County

Quebec won the series, 3–0.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1September 7Quebec Capitales 4, Sussex County Miners 2 Skylands Stadium 3:34247 
2September 8Quebec Capitales 10, Sussex County Miners 6 Skylands Stadium 3:20309 
3September 9Sussex County 1, Quebec Capitales 6 Stade Canac 3:012,109

Rockland vs. New Jersey

Rockland won the series, 3–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1September 7Rockland Boulders 3, New Jersey Jackals 1 Yogi Berra Stadium 3:19440 
2September 8Rockland Boulders 5, New Jersey Jackals 0 Yogi Berra Stadium 3:01543 
3September 9New Jersey Jackals 7, Rockland Boulders 1 Palisades Credit Union Park 3:432,015 
4September 10New Jersey Jackals 1, Rockland Boulders 9 Palisades Credit Union Park 3:001,003

Championship

Quebec vs. Rockland

Quebec won the series, 3–0.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1September 12Quebec Capitales 7, Rockland Boulders 5 Palisades Credit Union Park 3:091,043 
2September 13Quebec Capitales 7, Rockland Boulders 2 Palisades Credit Union Park 2:511,006 
3September 14Rockland Boulders 3, Quebec Capitales 9 Stade Canac 3:174,607

Attendance

2017 Can-Am League attendance [5]
TeamTotal attendanceAverage Attendance
Rockland Boulders 145,0052,843
Québec Capitales 141,9232,838
Ottawa Champions 92,6541,971
New Jersey Jackals 91,8921,767
Trois-Rivières Aigles 79,2281,617
Sussex County Miners 80,4421,609

References

  1. 2017 Can-Am League season. Accessed September 15, 2019.
  2. Can Am League 2017 All Star Game Score. Accessed September 15, 2019.
  3. 2017 Can-Am League Roster. Accessed September 15, 2019.
  4. Can-Am League 2017 Playoff Scores. Accessed September 15, 2019.
  5. "Regular 2017 - Attendance". CanAmLeague.com - Official Website of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball.